by Site Admin | Jul 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
30 Year 6’s came along to the Italian Garden at Homeyards Botanical Gardens last Tuesday 17th June. They worked hard all day clearing weeds from walls and paths, taking wheelbarrows to the composter, watering trees and sanding and painting benches. It was a really hot...
by Site Admin | Jun 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Following closely on the heels of the amazing 25th anniversary Shaldon Festival we bring you more glorious music – in the open air. Saturday July 19th is Italian Masquerade day. Beginning in afternoon FunkyJunk mask crafting and leaning towers of pizza 3.00...
by Site Admin | Jun 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
For the Botanical Gardeners this is the summer of the Italian Garden – specialist advisers have visited, inspected and commented in some detail. Armed with their advice and with new volunteers to join the regular working party our June work day turned into...
by Site Admin | Apr 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Shortly after he was introduced to the new local pastime of catching a bouncy egg in a small bucket, Councillor Clarance officially opened the fully restored rill garden. It was a beautiful sunny spring morning just right for photographing working councillors, egg...
by Site Admin | Apr 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Towards the end of winter we devoted a work session to cleaning out the planting pockets around the big pond, long impacted with reed, bramble, rose of sharon, honeysuckle etc. Every year we cut it down but this year the team took it out completely – probably...
by Site Admin | Feb 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
The high winds on St Valentine’s Day have caused yet more damage. Another big pine tree near the castle has come down, damaging the retaining wall and a smaller tree in its path. Several trees have lost branches, one by the Witch’s Cave and another near...
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